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OVERVIEW

Among the highlights on offer this May are a treasure-trove of Impressionist and Modern paintings, drawings and sculpture from The Collection of Alex & Elisabeth Lewyt. Including Cézanne’s exquisitePommes and the sensational L'Amazone by Modigliani, this renowned New York collection comes to the market for the first time in over 50 years.

Sotheby's auction will also feature a brilliantly colorful Fauve landscape by Georges Braque; Picasso’s finest metal sculpture of Sylvette and a rare, lifetime cast of Rodin’s iconic Thinker. Léger’s Purist masterwork Trois femmes à table rouge has been consigned by Madonna, and will be sold to benefit the Ray of Light Foundation in Support of Girls' Education Projects.

Sotheby's is proud to offer property from the Estate of Gregory & Veronique Peck, the Estate of Milton Ginsburg and The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

RESULTS

Exceptional works from prominent estate collections drove Sotheby’s Evening sale of Impressionist & Modern Art in New York to a strong total of $230,040,000, nearing its pre-sale high estimate of $235.1 million. Both the sale total and the sell-through rate of 84.5% rank among Sotheby’s highest in this category in recent years, worldwide.

Simon Shaw, Head of Sotheby’s Impressionist & Modern Art department in New York, commented: “Tonight’s results affirm the vibrancy of the truly global market for Impressionist and Modern art. We had the privilege of offering an extraordinary group of works from estate collections, which attracted collectors with remarkably consistency across media, styles and periods. We saw a great deal of activity in the room, on the phones and online, with bidders from 35 countries participating – this includes the greatest participation from Latin America and Asia that we have ever witnessed in an evening sale of Impressionist and Modern art at Sotheby’s."